Timespan

A Garden of Frien...

Rose, Scarlett

Date Made: Timespan

A Garden of Friends

Creator: Rose, Scarlett

Location Made: Anderson

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Painting

Quilt Size: 84 inches x 96 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Multiple scrap

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission; California Heritage Quilt Project

The signature blocks were exchanged at an event held in Yreka, CA in October of 1990. A tour group of English quilters were making their way across the USA, picking up American quilters as they travelled. Scarlett drove up to Yreka with members of her local guild, the Quilter's Sew-Ciety of Redding,...

2-33-14

KID: 2-33-14

1840 - 1860

Album

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1840 - 1860

Album

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 87 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This quilt was previously owned by collectors Sara Rhodes Dillow and Byron Dillow, M.D. of Fremont, Nebraska. The International Quilt Study Center received the quilt in 2008, from the estate of Sara and Byron Dillow, M.D.

2-33-38

KID: 2-33-38

1850-1875

Album

H.H.

Date Made: 1850-1875

Album

Creator: H.H.

Location Made: Baltimore United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Reverse Applique, Embroidery, Painting

Quilt Size: 106 inches x 107 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The quilt was owned by quilt collectors Nancy and Sam Starr of New York. The couple sold this quilt on January 21,1989 through Christie's auction house, to Ardis and Robert James. In the Christie's auction report the provenance is listed as Thomas K. Woodard. , This quilt is inscribed in ink on eac...

2-33-42

KID: 2-33-42

1850-1875

Belmont County, O...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Belmont County, Ohio Signature Quilt

Location Made: Unknown United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Block pattern is similar to Brackman's #1879 but there is no center square and the squares that make up the "pad" of the paw are constructed by two horizontal pieces of the same length and width.

Quilt Size: 79 1/2 inches x 89 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

A photograph of this quilt, and a brief description of it, appears in my book "Philena's Friendship Quilt: A Quaker Farewell to Ohio", Ohio University Press, 2009.

2-33-57

KID: 2-33-57

1976-1999

Branches of a Tre...

Rose, Scarlett

Date Made: 1976-1999

Branches of a Tree Upon Which Friendship Blooms

Creator: Rose, Scarlett

Location Made: Anderson, California United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Other novelty technique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 93 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission; California Heritage Quilt Project

This quilt was made from the signature blocks exchanged at the second retreat organized by Laurie Short of Redding, California. Because each person made four blocks for each of the other people attending, there were a large number of blocks to put together in one quilt. Scarlett was inspired to t...

2-33-37

KID: 2-33-37

2000-2025

Breckenridge, Sum...

Keim, Judy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado and Beyond Signature Quilt

Creator: Keim, Judy

Location Made: Breckenridge, Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 67" x 67"

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Print, Reproduction

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The original design had 576 off white signature blocks, without sashing, in the center of the quilt. When fewer blocks were signed, the quilt was redesigned with the diamond in a square blocks, sashing and Trip Around the World color scheme. This actually resulted in a more interesting design. Ma...

2-33-54

KID: 2-33-54

2000-2025

Broken Promises

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 2000-2025

Broken Promises

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-12

KID: 1-25-12

1976-1999

Calico Cathy's Ch...

Litwinow, Catherine...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Calico Cathy's Christmas

Creator: Litwinow, Catherine

Location Made: Iowa United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Other embellishment technique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 90 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Blocks were raffled at Iowa Quilter's Guild November 1996 at Ottumwa, Iowa. Blocks won by Kathie Anderson and Shirlee Peteron were given to Catherine Litwinow. Catherine asked others to make blocks for her. Blocks were set together at the Mississippi Valley Fair in 1998.

2-33-26

KID: 2-33-26

1976-1999

Carrie's Rooster ...

Minor, Carrie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Carrie's Rooster Quilt

Creator: Minor, Carrie

Location Made: Redding United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery

Quilt Size: 90 inches x 108 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Multiple scrap

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission; California Heritage Quilt Project

Carrie Minor collected ceramic roosters throughout her life. After she passed away in the early 90s, her collection was given away to family and friends, each of whom got to chose a rooster to keep in her memory. Carrie was a founding member of the Quilter's Sew-Ciety of Redding and she asked the me...

2-33-29

KID: 2-33-29

1976-1999

Childhood Memorie...

Senior Neighbors Gr...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Childhood Memories

Creator: Senior Neighbors Group

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee; Quilt Treasures Collection

1-25-5

KID: 1-25-5

1976-1999

Diverse Opinions

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1976-1999

Diverse Opinions

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee; Quilt Treasures Collection

1-25-6

KID: 1-25-6

1976-1999

Double Friendship...

Nimble Thimbles sit...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Double Friendship Sampler

Creator: Nimble Thimbles sit and sew group

Location Made: Bettendorf, Iowa United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 92 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The month before being hostess, the Nimble Thimbles club members cut out their blocks using fabric brought by the next hostess. Next month members brought the blocks back. The St. John's United Methodist quilters did the quilting at the Parish house.

2-33-22

KID: 2-33-22

1976-1999

Florence Peto's N...

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1976-1999

Florence Peto's Nine Patch Challenge

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-8

KID: 1-25-8

1950-1975

Friendship #1

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1950-1975

Friendship #1

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee; Quilt Treasures Collection

1-25-3

KID: 1-25-3

2000-2025

Friendship Cake S...

Just Folks Quilt'n ...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Friendship Cake Stands

Creator: Just Folks Quilt'n Stitch Group

Location Made: Tulsa, Ohio United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery, Ink drawing

Quilt Size: 51.5 inches x 80 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Print, Civil War reproduction fabrics

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The blocks were made for Hardt by her friends., Quiltmaker was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1945 to George and Euorah Blanton. Received a BS from Oklahoma State University and became a school librarian. Married Charles Lee Hardt, a civil engineer, in 1964.

2-33-11

KID: 2-33-11

1950-1975

Friendship Chain

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Friendship Chain

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 60" x 75"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

2-33-16

KID: 2-33-16

1976-1999

Genesee Valley Qu...

Tuttle, Peggy

Date Made: 1976-1999

Genesee Valley Quilt Club Bicentennial Quilt

Creator: Tuttle, Peggy

Location Made: Rochester United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Ink drawing, Painting, Other embellishment technique

Quilt Size: 73 inches x 95 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The Bicentennial Quilt (also referred to as the Historical quilt) has been displayed at most of the Genesee Valley Quilt Club shows. It was also displayed in 2001-2002 in the "Quilting a Sense of Place: The Bicentennial Quilts of the Finger Lakes" 25th Anniversary Celebration of the 1976...

2-33-1

KID: 2-33-1

1930-1949

Grandmother's Fan...

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Fan

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 72 1/2" x 78 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

2-33-18

KID: 2-33-18

1976-1999

In Oriental Water...

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1976-1999

In Oriental Waters

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-10

KID: 1-25-10

1930-1949

Jamestown First B...

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Jamestown First Baptist Church Quilt

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmakers

Location Made: Jamestown, Tennessee United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 94 1/2 inches

Fabrics: Unknown, Solid/plain, Unknown

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Ten cents was paid for each name embroidered on the quilt, raising a total of $22.10. When the quilt was completed, it was purchased by Mrs. Effie Reagan for $10.00, netting a grand total of $32.10 which allowed the church to purchase chairs for the Sunday School rooms. Mrs. Reagan's granddaughter...

2-33-34

KID: 2-33-34

1976-1999

Japanese Rerun

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1976-1999

Japanese Rerun

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-7

KID: 1-25-7

1876-1900

Jasper County Cou...

Ladies of Grace Epi...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Jasper County Courthouse 1895 Quilt

Creator: Ladies of Grace Episcopal Church Guild

Location Made: Carthage United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery, All names appear to have been made in one signature hand (written out by one person). Courthouse image appears to have been made free-hand and only right vertical edge of roof tower seems to exhibit any distortion in perspective. Courthouse image is done in same embroidery technique as names and appears to have been done in stem stitch.

Quilt Size: 69 inches x 90 3/4 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Quilt honors construction of the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri, 1894 to 1895. Also was fundraising quilt for local church (Grace Episcopal Church, 820 Howard Street). Quilt was displayed at the church in 1969 for its centennial celebration and again in 1989. It was donated to Power...

2-33-60

KID: 2-33-60

Timespan

Missouri Friendsh...

Catherine Noll Litw...

Date Made: Timespan

Missouri Friendship Star

Creator: Catherine Noll Litwinow

Location Made: Milan, Missouri; Sullivan, Missouri; Bettendorf, Iowa, Missouri United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 64 inches x 90 inchs

Fabrics: Cotton, 1950 dress prints

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

A box of blocks was given to Catherine after her maternal grandmoher was moved to Odebolt Nursing home. Marie Noll, daughter of Minnie and mother of Catherine, thought that Jennie Reed worked at the Milan, Missouri feed store. The Mt. Vernon Club could have been a Sullivan, MIssouri, Farm Bureau ...

2-33-23

KID: 2-33-23

1876-1900

New Hampshire Sig...

Date Made: 1876-1900

New Hampshire Signature Quilt

Location Made: Bethlehem, New Hampshire (NH) United States

Contruction: English template Piecing, Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 88" x 80"

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

I did quite a bit of research on these people and know many of their first names and how they are related, if related. Get in touch with me if you need more information about the people.

2-33-51

KID: 2-33-51

1976-1999

Oak Park, 1939

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1976-1999

Oak Park, 1939

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-11

KID: 1-25-11

Timespan

Odd Fellows Signa...

Date Made: Timespan

Odd Fellows Signature Quilt

Location Made: Lancaster, NH ??, New Hampshire United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Other applique, There is a separate binding made of muslin.

Quilt Size: 69 1/4 inches x 76 5/8 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Plaid, Print, Striped

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

I am looking into the possible reason this quilt was made by researching the individuals who signed it and learning of their possible connections. For example, "Eliza J. Glines," b. 1843, was 27 in 1870 and still lived with her mother "Irena Glines," another signer of the quilt. ...

2-33-36

KID: 2-33-36

1850-1875

Philena Cooper Ha...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Philena Cooper Hambleton's Quaker Friendship Quilt

Location Made: New Garden, Hanover Twp. United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, The block pattern is a variation of Brackman's #1182 (Many Roads to the White House). It has been modified by adding a middle square, on point, for signatures.

Quilt Size: 83 1/2 inches x 83 1/2 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The quilt was made by Philena Cooper Hambleton's female relatives and friends to take with her to Iowa when she and her husband migrated there from Ohio in 1854. The quilt passed from Philena to her daughter, Angelina Craver, then to Angelina's son, Arthur Hambleton Craver, then to Arthur's daughte...

2-33-56

KID: 2-33-56

Timespan

Quaker Album Quil...

Friends, neighbors,...

Date Made: Timespan

Quaker Album Quilt

Creator: Friends, neighbors, relatives of the Ebenezer Wright family

Location Made: Quaker Street, New York United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, The blocks that alternate with the Chimney Sweep blocks all have appliqued flowers or wreaths, except for one. Near the center of the quilt is a block with am applieqed two-story house between two emboidered trees, and a small animal in the foreground.

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 89 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Locations writteen beneath the signatures are from two states, New York and Massachusetts. The New York towns named are Quaker Street, Duanesburgh, Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie, Knox, Madison and Norton Hll. All of these towns except the last two are within a short distane from each other where t...

2-33-27

KID: 2-33-27

1950-1975

Ramsey Family Qui...

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1950-1975

Ramsey Family Quilt

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee; Quilt Treasures Collection

1-25-2

KID: 1-25-2

Rochester I.O.G.T...

Rochester I.O.G.T. (Independent Order of Good Templars)

Location Made: Rochester, New York (NY) United States

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

A sister wheel quilt, was made at the same time, both as fundraisers for the Independent Order of Good Templars, (IOGT) Washington Lodge in Rochester. Addie Elliott's letter is referring to this wheel quilt which she sold to the WCTU several years after the fundraising event. The fan quilt was ma...

2-33-52

KID: 2-33-52

1850-1875

Rolling Stone Sig...

Unkown, Quiltmaker

Date Made: 1850-1875

Rolling Stone Signature Quilt

Creator: Unkown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 92 inches x 105 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

According to census information, Cawley has identified Matilda Person as a 21 year old residing in Upper Milford with her farmer father whose property was worth $6,000 dollars. Cawley's "research of the names inscribed on the Lehigh County fraktur quilts is available at the library of the L...

2-33-39

KID: 2-33-39

2000-2025

Rush Hour in Toky...

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 2000-2025

Rush Hour in Tokyo

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-14

KID: 1-25-14

Timespan

Sixty Years of Re...

Rose, Scarlett

Date Made: Timespan

Sixty Years of Remembrances

Creator: Rose, Scarlett

Location Made: Anderson, California United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 94 inches x 94 inches

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission; California Heritage Quilt Project

My grandmother passed away in 1983 and I inherited several trunks that included a couple of her quilts, a stack of appliqued blocks and lots of fabric scraps. I made a double bed sized quilt, that I machine pieced and hand quilted, from the best of the appliqued blocks and I used this quilt on my be...

2-33-12

KID: 2-33-12

1950-1975

Soft Bulletin Boa...

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1950-1975

Soft Bulletin Board

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee; Quilt Treasures Collection

1-25-4

KID: 1-25-4

2000-2025

The Broken Heart

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Broken Heart

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-13

KID: 1-25-13

1976-1999

The Journey

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1976-1999

The Journey

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee

1-25-9

KID: 1-25-9

1950-1975

The Point

Ramsey, Bets

Date Made: 1950-1975

The Point

Creator: Ramsey, Bets

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Project: The Quilts of Tennessee; Quilt Treasures Collection

1-25-1

KID: 1-25-1

1800-1849

Turkey Tracks (Yo...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Turkey Tracks (York Ct. Quilt Documentation

Location Made: Pennsylvania United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Ink drawing

Quilt Size: 104 inches x 93 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The quilt was purchased at an auction in St. Paul, MN. The auction house owners didn't know if the quilt was part of the family's history or part of their collections. It was purchased in 2005., I have begun research on this quilt but have a long way to go. The Reiffs all seem to be grandchildren...

2-33-62

KID: 2-33-62

1800-1849

Upstate New York ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Upstate New York Friendship Quilt

Location Made: Four town names are inscribed on the quilt: Ithaca, Auburn, Newfield and Enfield. The quilt was probably made in one of those towns. United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 1/2 inches x 92 1/2 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Paisley, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The quilt was purchased from an antique dealer in Valley Ford, CA. He bought it from a local family who claimed to know nothing of its history. Given that it is inscribed only with women's names, one could speculate that it was made for a young woman about to be married.

2-33-58

KID: 2-33-58